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Juan Vázquez Assassinated in Bachajón, Chiapas
Bachajón Ejido Owners Demand that Juan Vázquez Guzman’s Death Not Be Left Unpunished ** The indigenous leader “and Other Campaign” adherent was assassinated Wednesday ** They warn that the struggle over the defense of land and the natural springs “will…
Read MoreChiapas March for Alberto Patishtán’s Freedom
Tzotzils and Teachers March for Patishtán’s Freedom ** They ask the magistrates “not to continue staining his dignity” ** “Justicia in México is in reverse,” Las Abejas complaint By: Hermann Bellinghausen, Envoy Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, April 19, 2013 In…
Read MoreParamilitarism, Armed Groups and Community Self Defense
[As this article explains, violence from organized crime and the Drug War in Mexico is rampant in a number of Mexican states. Some indigenous communities have policed themselves for some time, but more and more communities are now taking up…
Read MoreOctober 2012 Resumen de noticias sobre los zapatistas
OCTUBRE DEL 2012 RESUMEN DE NOTICIAS SOBRE LOS ZAPATISTAS En Chiapas 1. Las Abejas denuncian la reactivación de grupos paramilitares – Las Abejas de Acteal, una organización de la sociedad civil, denunció la reactivación del grupo paramilitar Mascara Roja en…
Read MoreIN HONOR of JUAN CHAVEZ
DON JUAN By: Luis Hernández Navarro On March 28, 2001, Juan Chávez Alonso, Don Juan to his brothers and compañeros, addressed the Mexican Congress along with the Zapatista commanders and two other indigenous delegates. Wearing a hat, his trusty jacket, Purépecha coat and…
Read MoreAmnesty International Report on Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples, “A Hindrance to Commercial Interests,” Amnesty International (AI) Concludes Para leer en español: http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2011/08/05/politica/018n1pol ** The organization presents a report about the condition of communities in Latin America ** Projects of multi-nationals for exploiting natural threaten lands…
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